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Leavenworth County, city hosting cleanup events

info2019-04-04T06:39:03-05:00April 4th, 2019|

Now that spring has officially started, many people may be wanting to get a start on spring cleaning. The Leavenworth County Transfer Station has started a year-long cleanup event for county residents. And the city of Leavenworth is having its annual Spring Cleanup this Saturday. The annual Leavenworth County Community Cleanup will run through April 1, 2020 at the Transfer Station, according to Tammy Saldivar, solid waste superintendent for the county. The Transfer Station is located at 24967 136th St. in Lansing. Leavenworth County residents can drop off one free load per household during the year-long event. “It’s one free load [...]

South Hutchinson City Council declines Sunday liquor sales

info2019-04-03T08:46:52-05:00April 3rd, 2019|

Most residents expected the South Hutchinson City Council to decline the proposal for Sunday alcohol sales. The council did just that. The rejection came on the same day grocery and convenience stores in Kansas were stocking their shelves with stronger beer. The request came from South Hutchinson businessman Greg Dovel, who wanted to sell alcohol on Sunday. Jeff Dovel, who is on the city council and is the brother of Greg Dovel, abstained from voting. However, the rest of the council voted in favor of the ordinance banning the sale of any type of alcoholic beverage on Sunday within the city [...]

Wichita approves $100,000 for Water Conservation Rebate Program

info2019-04-03T08:46:11-05:00April 3rd, 2019|

The Wichita City Council has approved funding continuation of a program that encourages households to purchase water-saving devices by offering rebates. According to a news release, $100,000 has been approved for the Water Conservation Rebate Program. Applications will be accepted at the Environmental Health office at 1900 East 9th Street north. The City strongly recommends bringing a printout of the qualifying appliances for reference when shopping. There is a limit of five rebated items per water customer account. Rebates will not exceed the purchase price. (Read more: KAKE - News)

Finney County to buy LEC security camera system

info2019-04-03T08:45:04-05:00April 3rd, 2019|

Finney County commissioners on Monday approved a roughly $341,000, unbudgeted spending request by the Finney County Sheriff’s Office to buy new security camera equipment for the Law Enforcement Center that will replace aging, failing equipment and upgrade video surveillance in the 37-year-old building. Finney County Sheriff Kevin Bascue told commissioners the need to buy new equipment became urgent as it became increasingly difficult to rebuild or refurbish failing equipment, leading to security concerns at the LEC, specifically in the jail area. “We just felt that for security reasons, we just needed to get a new system,” Bascue said in a separate [...]

What’s in store for your neighborhood library in $3.7 million improvement plan?

info2019-04-03T08:33:41-05:00April 3rd, 2019|

A $2.3 million expansion of the Westlink Library and finding a new home for the Linwood Library are among the highlights of a master plan for what to do with satellite branches, now that the new downtown library is up and running. In contrast to earlier plans that envisioned shrinking the library system and closing the Linwood and Evergreen branches, the new plan envisions putting at least $185,000 into each of the six satellite libraries. The overall cost is just short of $3.7 million. The plan was presented publicly for the first time during a joint meeting of the City Council [...]

Lyon County commission tables cell phone tower discussion

info2019-04-03T08:32:18-05:00April 3rd, 2019|

The Lyon County Commission tabled a discussion about a communications tower last week and sent the application for it back to the county planning and zoning board. This discussion has been ongoing since February. AT&T and Network Real Estate have requested agricultural land on Road 190 be re-zoned to allow the tower to be placed there. The commission removed the discussion from the table and put it back into play. Chair of the Lyon County Planning and Zoning Board Sam Seeley addressed the commission about the tower. He said the county planning and zoning board had voted 2 to 1 in [...]

Roeland Park citizen satisfaction has trended upward over past decade, new results show

info2019-04-03T08:31:20-05:00April 3rd, 2019|

Roeland Park residents are very happy overall with their city and its services, according to a recent citizen satisfaction survey, with 97% of respondents rating Roeland Park as an excellent or good place to live. Satisfaction with Roeland Park services rated at the same level or higher than 51 of the 59 KC Metro areas assessed. Overall satisfaction with Roeland Park increased 1.8 points since 2016 and 7.2 points since 2008. “Roeland Park received excellent ratings,” said Ryan Murray, project manager at the ETC Institute, the group that performed the survey. Citizen Satisfaction Surveys were sent to every household in Roeland [...]

Sabetha officials “disappointed” with Brown County decision to exclude Sabetha Community Hospital from proceeds of healthcare sales tax

info2019-04-03T08:30:36-05:00April 3rd, 2019|

The Brown County Commission has denied a Sabetha Community Hospital request for a share of any sales tax revenue generated for healthcare in Brown County. Three weeks ago, on March 11, the Brown County commissioners approved Resolution 19-07 — calling the question for a 10-year, 1/2 percent sales tax question to support healthcare services in Brown County — to an election on May 21. At that time, the stated use for the generated funds would be to first pay industrial revenue bonds obtained through the City of Hiawatha for $2 million, then subsequently be directed to Hiawatha Community Hospital as general [...]

Overland Park council denies permit request for Two Dogs and a Cat pet day care on Metcalf

info2019-04-03T08:29:26-05:00April 3rd, 2019|

In a victory for neighbors but a setback for pet owners in new downtown apartments, Overland Park denied a permit for a pet boarding facility and day care with outdoor play area close to downtown. The facility proposed for 7620 Metcalf Avenue, would have been a second location for Two Dogs and a Cat, owned by John Cavalcanti. He said afterward he would start looking for a different location rather than remove the outdoor play area, which had been the main sticking point. Council members took an hour and a half and four votes to turn the project down. Several neighbors, [...]

Shawnee councilmember Stephanie Meyer leading delegation of American political leaders on trip to East Timor

info2019-04-03T08:28:30-05:00April 3rd, 2019|

Shawnee councilmember Stephanie Meyer is gearing up for her second political trip overseas to represent the United States as a democratic country. This month, Meyer will lead a group of seven American political leaders on a weeklong trip through East Timor, a small Southeast Asian island country north of Australia. Meyer and her colleagues will talk with the country’s leaders about the initiation of their democratic process. The relatively new country gained independence from Indonesia in 2002. “I’m excited to talk to them about how the last 17 years have been and what struggles they still have,” Meyer said. “Hopefully, we [...]

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